5-HT	Serotonin
8-SPT	8-(p-Sulfophenyl)theophylline
AC	Adenylyl cyclase
tmAC	Transmembrane adenylyl cyclase
ACE	Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACh	Acetylcholine
ADP	Adenosine diphosphate
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
Ang II	Angiotensin II
AT1	Angiotensin 1 receptor
AOPCP	α,β-Methylene-ADP
CAs	Catecholamines
CB	Carotid body
CD39	Ecto-nucleosidetriphosphate diphosphohydrolase
CD73	Ecto-5′-nucleotidase
CH	Chronic hypoxia
CIH	Chronic intermittent hypoxia
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CSN	Carotid sinus nerve
DA	Dopamine
DAG	Diacylglycerol
ENT	Equilibrative nucleoside transporter
EPACs	Exchange proteins activated by cAMP
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ET	Endothelin
GPCR	G-protein-coupled receptor
HF	Heart failure
HIF-1	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1
HVR	Hypoxic ventilatory response
IP3	Inositol trisphosphate
NA	Noradrenaline
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NOX	NADPH oxidase
OSA	Obstructive sleep apnea
PAC1	pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide type 1
PACAP	Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide
PKA	Protein kinase A
PKC	Protein kinase C
PLC	Phospholipase C
RAS	Renin-angiotensin system
Rf	Respiratory frequency
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SH	Spontaneous/essential hypertension
SIDS	Sudden infant death syndrome
sLTF	Sensory long-term facilitation
TASK	Twik-related acid-sensitive K+ channel
TH	Tyrosine hydroxylase
VCO2	CO2 production
VMAT1	Vesicular monoamine transporter 1
WT	Wildtype